ABSTRACT
Prior to the wave of decolonisation in the wake of World War II, the application of the principle of uti possidetis as a basis for the resolution of post-decolonisation border disputes was essentially confined to the Americas. It was only with its use and further development in post-World War II Africa, and to a lesser extent Asia, that it was transformed into a general principle of international law in the context of post-decolonisation border disputes.
